so a week ago i got my blood work done and my tsh was 8.5 ( 0.34-4.6)
t4 - 0.86 (0.61-1.12)
feritin 35 (24-336)
b12 165 (182-803) . these was all checked when i was on levo generic 50mcg and now i have started taking synthroid 88mcg.
my doctor didnt bother to check my ft3 and tt3 so after a week of built up frustration i got him to give me orders for it and the results were
ft3- 3.3 (2.3-5.0) ( this was after a week after started my synthroid 88mcg)
tt4-100 (80-180)
almost 2 months from this result my t3 was 2.8 ( 2.3-4.2). after reading about so many people not doing good on t4 only i requested my doctor to prescribe my t3 and he prescribed me 12.5 mcg a day now which ill be starting from tomorrow. i dont know what answer im looking for here but do i really require t3? i have been feeling ridiculous for a LONG LONG time and I just want to get rid of it which is clearly not happening and t3 is my last remaining hope for it. i see my t3 has increased just in a week after taking synthroid 88mcg so I dont know whether i should be taking t3 or not. is it detrimental to try taking it? also do i take it together with t4 in the morning?
Hi hypossee,
Yes you can take T3 and T4 together, with a full glass of water, about 1 hour before food or 2 hours after eating or drinking anything apart from water.
Your results for the T3 blood draw have different ranges, and when you work it out there is virtually no difference.
To work this out, Add the 2 figures in the brackets and divide that number by 2. That gives you the half way mark.
In General most members feel better if their T3 is in the top third of the particular range.
Ranges differ from lab to lab because different machines may be used.
Hope I haven't confused you.
J 🍀
Thanks for the response! Hoping to see something positive from it soon.